Fortaleza vs Vélez

CONMEBOL Libertadores - 8th Finals 12 Aug 2025, 22:00

Fortaleza

0–0

HT 0–0

FULL TIME

Vélez

🏟 Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Fortaleza, Ceará) 👤 Derlis Fabián López López Round 8th Finals

Match report

Fortaleza played out a goalless draw with Vélez in the CONMEBOL Libertadores - 8th Finals on 12 August 2025.

Fortaleza dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 13 shots to Vélez's 13.

Matheus Rossetto was sent off in the 88th minute.

The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Fortaleza, Ceará), with Derlis Fabián López López in charge.

Possession 64% - 36% Shots 13 - 13 On target 1 - 3 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 15 - 19 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7

Player of the match

Helton Leite

Fortaleza · 3 saves

8 Eros Mancuso captained the side

7 Benjamin Kuscevic captained the side

7 Gastón Ávila captained the side

7 Diogo Barbosa captained the side

First half vs second half

Fortaleza stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.

	1st half	2nd half
Shots Total	5–8	8–5
Shots On Goal	0–3	1–0
Ball Possession	61–39	—
Corners	2–4	3–1
Attacks	57–40	55–51

Match statistics

5 Corners 5

5 Substitution 4

112 Attacks 91

41 Dangerous Attacks 32

1 On Target 3

12 Off Target 10

13 Shots Total 13

1 Shots On Goal 3

6 Shots Off Goal 5

6 Shots Blocked 5

6 Shots Inside Box 4

7 Shots Outside Box 9

15 Fouls 19

5 Corners 5

4 Offsides 1

64% Ball Possession 36%

5 Yellow Cards 2

1 Red Cards 0

3 Saves 1

402 Passes Total 235

316 Passes Accurate 150

Line-ups 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward

Fortaleza · 4-3-3

23 H. Leite

14 E. Mancuso 13 B. Kuscevic 32 G. Ávila 16 D. Barbosa

8 E. Martínez 88 L. Sasha 38 L. Prior

11 Marinho 18 Deyverson 26 B. Lopes

Vélez · 4-2-3-1

1 T. Marchiori

21 J. Gordon 2 E. Mammana 18 L. Magallán 3 E. Gómez

23 R. Aliendro 5 C. Baeza

28 M. Carrizo 8 T. Galván 11 M. Pellegrini

9 B. Romero

Fortaleza

Coach
Renato Manuel Alves Paiva

Substitutes

33 Emanuel Brítez
77 Kervin Andrade
20 Matheus Rossetto
27 Adam Bareiro
79 José Herrera
12 Vinicius Silvestre
36 Weverson
2 Tinga
39 Gustavo Mancha
22 Yago Pikachu
17 Zé Welison
9 Juan Martín Lucero

Vélez

Coach
Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Substitutes

6 Aarón Quirós
39 Imanol Machuca
50 Tobías Andrada
20 Francisco Pizzini
12 Álvaro Montero
40 Thiago Silvero
14 Agustín Lagos
37 Tomás Cavanagh
19 Leonel Roldán
35 Matias Arias
15 Dilan Godoy
17 Alex Veron

Substitutions

21' ↑ E. Brítez ↓ B. Kuščević Fortaleza
46' ↑ K. Andrade ↓ Lucca Prior Fortaleza
46' ↑ A. Quirós ↓ E. Mammana Vélez
68' ↑ I. Machuca ↓ M. Pellegrini Vélez
74' ↑ Matheus Rossetto ↓ E. Martínez Fortaleza
74' ↑ A. Bareiro ↓ Deyverson Fortaleza
78' ↑ T. Andrada ↓ T. Galván Vélez
83' ↑ J. Herrera ↓ Marinho Fortaleza
90' ↑ F. Pizzini ↓ B. Romero Vélez

Cards

88' Matheus Rossetto Fortaleza
2' C. Baeza Vélez
19' B. Kuscevic Fortaleza
25' E. Britez Fortaleza
66' R. Aliendro Vélez
84' Matheus Rossetto Fortaleza
88' Matheus Rossetto Fortaleza
90+3' J. Herrera Fortaleza

Head-to-head

Fortaleza 0 1 draws 1 Vélez

2025-08-19 Vélez vs Fortaleza 2 - 0

2025-08-12 Fortaleza vs Vélez 0 - 0

Recent form

Fortaleza W D D D D

Vélez D D L W D

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Fortaleza vs Vélez?

Fortaleza drew 0-0 against Vélez on 12 August 2025.

Who won Fortaleza vs Vélez?

Neither — the match finished 0-0.

Where was Fortaleza vs Vélez played?

The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Fortaleza, Ceará).

Who had more possession in Fortaleza vs Vélez?

Fortaleza had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.